Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-28
FRIDAY
The Bloody Shirt.

Coming events cast their shadows
before" In the year 1888 President
of the United States is to be elected
and the action of the Republicans of
the United States Senate on Wednesday
last in the matter Of the investigation or
dered by that body as to certain "out-
RACES" alleged to have been committed
some time ago in Texas serves to re-
mind us that the present is the year
1887. Next year the bloody SHIRT is to
be waved with renewed vigor, and the
southern people are once more to be
hsrassed, and ibelled, and treated as If
they had no rights which Republican
United States Senate WAS bound to re-
spect.
Mr.. HoAB's resolution instrpcting
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to investigate the allegations
made by three residents Of Washing
ton county, Texas, who asserted that
they had been driven from their homes
: and deprived OF the right of suffrage
because they were Republicans, was
adopted in the Senate by vote of 81
10 2G. MALONE alone, of all the south
ern senators, voted for the resolution.
Virginia alone, OF all the southern
States, cast vote in favor Of the resO-
luton. MALONE had no company in
voting with the South haters; for even
RrDpLRBERGER was conspicuous by his
absence.
Look at the list Of yeas and nays,
and you will see that, MS we have said,
every southern senator who voted at
all, excepting MALONE, voted in the
negative. Messrs. BECK, BERRY, BLACK
BURN, Brown, CALL, Coke, COLOUR,
EUaIs, GEORGE, GIBSON, GORMAN,
GRAY, HAMrToN, HARRIS, JONES of Ar
kansas, KENSA. MORGAN, PUGH, Ran
SON, SALISBURY, VANCE, VEST, WAL
THALL, and WHrTHoRNE, all southern
ers, and all good men and true-all
sound Democrats-tri in vain to pre-
vent the Senate from casting this slur
upon the good name of Texas.
b Mr.. COKE argued that even if the al
legged outrage had ever been commit
ted, it was matter for the State All.
thorities to investigate. We wonder
that some Democrat did not move to
amend the resolution by adding a
clause authorizing inquiry into the
"outrage" in Rhode Island, which |
came to light during the investigation
by the House of Representatives of the
recently decided contested-election case
from that State. 1t was charged, and !
no doubt proved, that Republican en-
ployers compelled their employees 70
vote for the Republican candidate for
Congress Why do not the Rhode
Island Senators ask for committee to
investigate that charge?
This action of the United States Sen
ate, or rather the Republicans of that
body, is straw which shows which way
we may expect the wind to blow next
wear. In other words, the intention of
the Republican leaders is to have in
1888 another campaign based upon see
tionsl prejudices The negroes are
again to be the victims of the hollow
professions and treacherous actions OF
the war party. They are to be kept
solid in the support of the Republican
nominee for President of the United
States, whilst the northern States are to
be kept solid, if possible, by appealing
to the prejudices and passions born of
the war. And MALONE is to aid and
abet the Republican leaders i'll this vile
work. Are the people Of Virginia 60
ing to elect this year II Legislature
which will re-elect such man to the |
United State Senate?